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worse

Pronunciation: /wɜːs/

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French translation of worse

A. adj

  • pire (than que) to get worse [pressure, noise] = augmenter; [conditions, weather] = empirer; [illness, conflict] = s'aggraver he's getting worse (in health) = il va plus mal the cough is getting worse = la toux empire to feel worse (more ill) = se sentir plus malade (more unhappy); = aller moins bien and what is worse... = et le pire, c'est que... and to make matters worse, he lied = et pour ne rien arranger, il a menti

B. n

  • there is worse to come = ce n'est pas encore le pire to change for the worse = empirer

C. adv

  • [play, sing] moins bien (than que) to behave worse = se conduire plus mal she could do worse than follow his example = ce ne serait pas si mal si elle suivait son exemple

worse in other Oxford dictionaries

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